{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9663","details":"The tt_cmap4_validate function in sfnt/ttcmap.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 validates a certain length field before that field's value is completely calculated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted cmap SFNT table.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:56:44.004060Z","published":"2015-02-08T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2510-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9663"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9663"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2510-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9663"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"freetype","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"}]}],"versions":["2.4.12-0ubuntu1","2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2","2.5.1-1ubuntu1","2.5.1-1ubuntu2","2.5.1-2ubuntu1","2.5.2-1ubuntu1","2.5.2-1ubuntu2","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"freetype2-demos","binary_version":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"},{"binary_name":"libfreetype6","binary_version":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9663.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}